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Compute the weighted average of students score from a spreadsheet using different weight for each category of marks
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Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:43
Hello!
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:43
welcome to excelchat
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:43
can i see the data on which you want this?
User
13/12/2017 - 07:43
hey
User
13/12/2017 - 07:44
just a random example
User
13/12/2017 - 07:44
based on that question
User
13/12/2017 - 07:44
as simple as you can make it
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:44
ok can you create a dummy data for me
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:44
ok i got you
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:44
i will create that
User
13/12/2017 - 07:45
thank you
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:45
weight for each category of marks are?
User
13/12/2017 - 07:46
yeh
User
13/12/2017 - 07:46
is this all free
User
13/12/2017 - 07:46
i can do this again
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:46
yes you can do this again
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:47
but there are three free sessions
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:47
after that there is charges which are listed there
User
13/12/2017 - 07:47
alright
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:48
can you tell me weight for categories?
User
13/12/2017 - 07:48
idk what the categories is
User
13/12/2017 - 07:48
its based on school
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:48
ok
User
13/12/2017 - 07:48
testst
User
13/12/2017 - 07:48
getting
User
13/12/2017 - 07:48
weighted avg
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:49
lets take is as 20 to 50 and 50 to 100
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:49
and 10 to 20
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:50
sorry 0 to 20
User
13/12/2017 - 07:53
Using the Logical IF function, compute the tax on income with two (2) tax brackets.
User
13/12/2017 - 07:53
can u show that next
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:54
yes sure
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:54
weighted average is done
User
13/12/2017 - 07:54
i took
User
13/12/2017 - 07:54
pic
User
13/12/2017 - 07:54
thank you
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:54
your most welcome
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:55
you want to calculate tax right?
User
13/12/2017 - 07:55
using if function'
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:55
ok
User
13/12/2017 - 07:55
Using the Logical IF function, compute the tax on income with two (2) tax brackets.
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:55
ok sure
User
13/12/2017 - 07:58
so for the first question I'm just adding weight together and multiplying marks by weight
User
13/12/2017 - 07:58
then diving sum of marks times weight by the weight totoal
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 07:59
can you see the tax working?
User
13/12/2017 - 07:59
yeh
User
13/12/2017 - 07:59
it said error for first one
User
13/12/2017 - 07:59
but shows
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:00
so for the first question I'm just adding weight together and multiplying marks by weight," exactly"
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:00
then diving sum of marks times weight by the weight totoal, yes
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:00
now its not showing error
User
13/12/2017 - 08:00
its not showing error
User
13/12/2017 - 08:00
but still lost for the 2nd question
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:01
in 2nd question i have added 2 slab rates
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:01
where if income is less then 250000 then nil tax
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:01
250000 to 500000 20%
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:01
and above that its 30%
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:02
its like that
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:02
got it?
User
13/12/2017 - 08:02
it has to be less
User
13/12/2017 - 08:02
then 25000
User
13/12/2017 - 08:02
in order to gain tax
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:02
yes
User
13/12/2017 - 08:03
thank you
User
13/12/2017 - 08:03
ill try to figure out
Excelchat Expert
13/12/2017 - 08:03
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